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5 reasons Eden Hazard will chose Real Madrid over Chelsea

By Rucker Haringey

WOLVERHAMPTON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 18: Eden Hazard of Chelsea in action during The Emirates FA Cup Fifth Round match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Chelsea at Molineux on February 18, 2017 in Wolverhampton, England. (Photo by Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC via Getty Images)
WOLVERHAMPTON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 18: Eden Hazard of Chelsea in action during The Emirates FA Cup Fifth Round match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Chelsea at Molineux on February 18, 2017 in Wolverhampton, England. (Photo by Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC via Getty Images) /
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BURNLEY, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 12: Eden Hazard of Chelsea during the Premier League match between Burnley and Chelsea at Turf Moor on February 12, 2017 in Burnley, England. (Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/Getty Images)
BURNLEY, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 12: Eden Hazard of Chelsea during the Premier League match between Burnley and Chelsea at Turf Moor on February 12, 2017 in Burnley, England. (Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/Getty Images) /

2. Ego

Very honestly, I’m not sure if I mean ego in a positive or negative connotation here. I suppose if pressed for an answer I’d have to say it’s both. Moving to Real Madrid would allow Hazard to honestly believe himself to be one of the world’s best players.

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I’m not sure he can really make that claim while he’s a member of Chelsea’s squad. He’s watched too many talented attacking players move to La Liga to reach their full potential. Something tells me he has an ardent belief that he needs to do the same thing.

I believe the talent gap has closed enough between England and Spain to make this move unnecessary. I just don’t think the rest of the world has realized it yet.

Unfortunately for Chelsea, it seems the rest of the world will be catching on too late to keep Hazard in England. The silly notion that top players have to move to Real Madrid or Barcelona to truly be considered “great” may cost them their most talented attacker.

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